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ADDING, PRINTING, AND RECEIPTING MACHINE.

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ADDING, PRINTING, AND RECEIPTING MACHINE.

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ABRAHAM I. GANGHER, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

ADDING, PRINTING, AND RECEIPTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

Application filed November 12, 1913. Serial No. 800,672.

To all ham it may concern Be it known that I, ABRAHAM I. GANonnn,

citizen of the United States of America, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, hai e invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adding, Printing, and Receipting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to machines for adding, printing and receipting.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a machine of the above character whereby the three operations can be effected at a single stroke.

Another object of my invention is to provide means which will allow the printing of more lines or rows than one at a single stroke.

A further object of my invention is to provide means, whereby apart from the printing on a paper strip fed through the machine, the printing on matter inserted into the machine, as bills or the like, will be possible. This 1s necessary in order to avoid errors in the amounts paid out, etc., so that billsmay be reeeipted simultaneously with the addition of the received amount to other items or with the listing of that amount.

lVith this and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully specified.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification and in which similar reference characters denote corresponding parts, Fi ure 1 is a top plan view of my machine with a part of its upper cover removed; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the lower section of the machine, the upper section being removed; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the complete machine; Fig. 4 is a similar section as Fig. 3 seen from the opposite side and in which some parts are removed; Figs. 5 to 20 are enlarged details of the machine, Fig. 8 being an inner or rear plan View of the cover 1.

The casing of the machine is composed of two sections 1, 1 which are adapted to-fold on top of one another and are hinged at the rear, as at 1, to be capable of being opened to allow easy repair and exchange of parts or for other purposes. The lower section 1 has an open top and the upper section 1 an open bottom. Fixed to the rear of the upper section is a bracket 2 whichon a spindle 3 carries a roll of paper 4.- which through a slot 1 in form of a strip is conveyed inwardly into the casing to the feeding mechanism provided in the lower section 1*.

5 denotes a spring arm acting as brake for the paper roll (Fig.

, The side walls of the upper section have slanting upper edges and removably fixed thereto is a cover 1 which is provided with a series of longitudinal slots (1 through which numeral slides or plates are exposed. It also is provided with a second series of slots Z) through which movable members carrying ciphers are exposed, and a series of openings 0 through which at a time a single number or character of the corresponding char actor or number wheels of the adding or listing mechanism is exposed (Fig. 3).

The adding or listing mechanism comprises a series of wheels 7 (Figs. 1 and 7) loosely mounted on a cross spindle 6 borne in a frame 6 removably fixed in the side walls of theupper section of the casing, (Fig. 3). These wheels each have on their peripheral faces printed, embossed or secured thereon members 0 to 9, the number wheel 7 at the left hand representing unit cents, the following number wheel representing tens of cents, and the following number wheels representing unit dollars,

tens of dollars, hundreds of dollars, etc,

and the last wheel at the right hearing on its peripheral face words, such as Credit, Balance, Error, the months of the year, etc.all arranged one after the other around the periphery. It is. of course. to be understood that the wheels 7 may bear any other legends or denominations of money, besides dollars and cents.

The numeral or legend which is on top of the wheel at any time is visible through the corresponding opening c (Fig. l) in the cover 1 of the casing, to allow the operator to read the figures brought down as hereinafter more fully described. The wheels 7 are adapted to be operated manually and independently of one another by endless sprocket chains 8 one for each wheel. These chains are guided over sprocket wheels 9, secured to the hubs of the number wheels. The chains also pass over sprocket wheels 10 mounted to turn loosely on aspindle 11 borne in the frame 6 (Fig. arranged in the upper section of the casing. The spindle 11 serves to reset the number wheels to Zero position and shall be hereinafter referred to as the resetting spindle. The

sprocket chains travel over parallel slanting plates or tables 12, 13 forming part of the frame 6" and arranged parallel to the cover 1 (Fig. 3).

In guideways 1 formed on the lower face of cover 1 (Figs. 3, 7 and 8) numeral plates let (Figs. 1, 3 and 7) are slidably guided. The upper faces ofthese plates or slides each bear numerals 0 to 9 and in transverse ahnement therewlth there is a perforation let opposite each numeral, the.

by virtue of the pawls 14L will be carried along, transmitting movement to the corresponding wheels. On disengagement of the pawls 1% from the chains, the slides alone can be shifted without operating the wheels 7. This shifting of the slides without the operation of the number wheels is utilized for the purpose of allowing the printing of a number or any legend without shifting or feeding the number wheels 7 as will be hereinafter more fully explained. The lower edge of each slot a serves as a stop for the pointed implement. Thus, if it is desired to add or list 4: on any one of the wheels 8, as for instance 4 cents, we engage the tool in the aperture 145 located. opposite numeral 4t on the slide 14 of the number wheels 7 for units of cents, and shift the slide down until the tool strikes the lower edge of the slot (1. Hereby we have fed the wheel 7, provided it was before in zero position and provided the pawl 14 was in engagement with the chain 8 of the corresponding number wheel, a corresponding distance, so that the numeral 4 appears in the corresponding opening 0 of the cover 1". V

To enable the transfer from the unit wheel to the tens wheel and from the latter to the unit dollar wheel, etc., i. e. the turning of a number wheel from a preceding one whenever the latter moves from 0 to 9 I provide each wheel with a pin 7 projecting from the side surface thereof toward the adjacent wheel. Furthermore all wheels excepting the first at the right hand side, have fixed to them a ratchet wheel 7 (Fig. 5). 1

Arranged in the upper part of the upper section 1 of the casing behind the wheels 7 are two parallel cross rods 15, 15 (Figs. 1, 3 and 18) secured in the side walls of the casing. These rods serve as guides for a series of pawl mechanisms, there being a pawl mechanism for each number wheel, excepting the one at the right hand end. Each pawl system comprises a substantially horizontally extending bar'16 which has two slanting slots 16, 16 (Fig. 13) whereby it slidably engages the spindles 15, 15 and receives a somewhat rocking movement when projected forwardly. The forward end of this bar 16 is formed to a ratchet tooth 16 adapted when projected forwardly to engage a tooth of the ratchet wheel of the next following number wheel 7 and to feed the latter. pawl 16 is provided with a downwardly projecting tail 16 for engagement with a mechanism for resetting the pawl into normal or starting position, as will be hereinafter explained. The bar 16 is actuated by a spring 16 that tends to project it forwardly. Loosely mounted on spindle 15 is a second, shorter bar 17, the forward end of which is formed to a tooth 17 adapted to normally project into the path of the pin 7 a of the corresponding number wheel, and to be lifted or tilted by said pin, when the latter passes by at a full turn of the number wheel from O to 9. The rear end 17 of the bar 17 is adapted to rest on the forward end 18 of a third bar or pawl 18 loosely mounted on a spindle 15. The bar 16 at its upper edge has a lateral projection 16* which serves as a stop for the upward movement of the rear end 17 of the pawl 17. The rear end of the pawl 18 is formed with a tongue or lateral projection 18 which normally engages a slanting notch 16 in the bar 16. The rear end of said notch 16 forms a shoulder against which the projection 18 engages to hold the pawl 16 against the tension of its spring 16 in retracted or cooked position and out of engagement with the ratchet wheel of the next following number wheel 7. The pawl 18 is actuated by a spring 18 which constantly pulls its rear end downwardly and tends to hold. it in engagement with the bar 16. The operation of these three pawls 16, 17 and 18 is like that of a trigger. A number wheel having been turned from 0 to 9 -its pin 7" encounters the corresponding pawl or arm 17 and tilts it upwardly, causing thereby its rear end to depress the spring actuated pawl 18, so that the rear end 18 thereof releases the pawl 16, which by its spring 16 is thrust forwardly engaging a tooth of the ratchet wheel of the next following number wheel 7 and imparts to said wheel a fraction of rotation. The ratchet wheels 7 b have each as many teeth as the number wheels have characters or numerals and the spaces between said teeth correspond to those between the characters or numerals on the number wheels. Thus The rear end of the bar or lot following mechanism: Each of the sprocket wheels 10 (Figs. 1, 5, 14: and 15) is secured on a polygonal hub 20 of a wheel 20 mounted loosely on the resetting spindle v11 and provided with a radial bore 20 In .thebottom of said bore a ball 20 is provided adapted to engage a V-shaped longitudinally extending groove 11 in the spindle ll. The groove 11 has a rounded edge 11 (Figs. 3, l4 and 15). The ball 20 is pressed downwardly by a spring 20 attached to the wheel 20. The wheel 20 is free to rotate on the spindle 11 in the direction of the arrow 92 (Fig. 15) when the machine is operated to add or list different items,-the ball 20 traveling out of the groove 11 over the rounded edge 11 thereof and on the periphery of the spindle 11 as long as the wheel 20 turns in the direction of arrow 00. When it is die sired to reset the machine to zero position, the spindle 11 by, means of a knob 11 (Fig.

1) is turned in the direction of arrow 00.

The ball 20 when dropping into the V- shaped groove 11 is carried along by'the back wall of the groove, whereby the wheel 20 is rotated and with it the corresponding sprocket wheel 10. The wheel-10 transmits motion by the sprocket chain 8 to the corresponding sprocket wheel 9 and consequently to the corresponding number wheel 7. Since all wheels 20 on the spindle 11 are ultimately rarricd along on turning the latter, the several number wheels 7 finally reach a zero position, the numerals 0 of said wheels appearing in the corresponding openings 0 (Figs. 3 and 5).

The printing mechanism (Figs. 3, 7 and 9) comprises a set of printing segments 21, which are mounted to turn loosely on a spindle 22 extending transversely through the upper section 1 of the casing and fixed in the side walls thereof. These segments each are provided on a part of their peripheral surface with embossed characters 21 and on another portion of their peripheral surface with ratchet teeth 21 Thus all segments except one may have embossed umerals from 0 to 9 and one segment, at the left end of the series may have embossed words 21 such as Credit Balance, Error, etc., corresponding to the words on the left end of the series of number wheels 7 and arranged in the same con secutive order. Furthermore, while the first two segments 21, corresponding to the number wheels 7 for unit and tens of cents, may have rigid cipher or zero numerals 21,

the other-segments have yielding ciphers or zero numerals 21 the latter being embossed on radially movable blocks 21 attached to spring arms 21 fastened to the periphery of the respective segment. The blocks 21 are guided in grooves provided in the segments next to the types or numerals 1. The movable ciphers or O numerals 21 are adapted to normally lie below the periphery of the surface of the other numerals on the segments and to be lifted to the periphery when the printing thereof is required. The lifting of these 0 types to the peripheral. surface of the segments is accomplished by cam'shaped arms 23, which at their forward ends are fulcrumed at 23 in a bracket 1 fixed to'the front wall. of the upper section 1 of the casing. The free ends of said arms are formed with lateral extensions 23 which are adapted to engage a shoulder 2 1 formed onthe lower end of a slide or bar 2st slidably guided in the same guideways 1 of the cover 1 in which the number plates or bars 14: are guided. The slides 24: at their upper ends haveeach a shoulder 24 serving to engage the upper. edge of the corresponding slot Z) when in uppermost position and a boss or handle. part 24: serving for the manual operation of the slide. In the present example three such slides are shown corresponding to the three movable cipher members 21 (Figs. 1 and 9). Arranged below the parts 243 and guided on pins 3O secured to the underside of the cover 1 is a slide 30 having slots 30 engaging these pins 30. The slide has laterally and downwardly projecting ribs 30. This slide serves to engage the parts 2 1 of the slides 24 and to return the latter into initial position after operation (Figs. 7 and 8). Thus by the shifting ofthe slides 24 downwardly, the shoulders 24 thereof swing the cam arms 23 around their fulcrums 23. The cam surfaces of said cam arms 23 acting on pins 21 of the blocks 21 carrying the ciphers 21, press the latter against the tension of the springs 21 outwardly, 2'. c. to the periphery of the segments 21.

At the rear of the segments 21 in guidepieces 25, 25 secured to the side walls of the upper section 1 of the casing is slidably arranged a platform or support 26 which is provided with a plate spring 2G (Figs. 3, 4c, 7 and 9). The platform is capable of a limited transverse movement and by the spring 26 is normally projected toward the segments, 21. This platform carries a plurality of spring actuated plugs or pins 26*, one for each segment 21, which pins normally engage the teeth 21 of the opposite segments 21 and thereby hold the latter in alinement relative to one another. Only, as later described, during the resetting manipulation of the main shaft S of the machine the platform 26 against the tension of its spring 26 is moved rearwardly by a cam finger 27 (Fig. 4c) disengaging its spring pawls or pins 26 from the segments 21.

29 denotes a U-shaped cross bar or frame which is rotatively mounted on the spindle 22 carrying the segments 21 (.Figs. 3, 7 and 9). This cross bar is a part of the segment resetting mechanism hereafter more fully described. lVhen swung rearwardly during the operation of the said resetting mechanism, the bar 29 is adapted to engage shoulders 21 (Figs. 3 and 7) formed on the segments 21 and swing the latter back to normal or zero position. The bar 29 is also formed with lateral projections 29 which when the bar 29 is swung to reset the segments 21 will engage the projections 30 of the slide 30 and shifting the latter bring the displaced slides 21 into normal position.

28 denotes a cross bar fixed to the side walls of the casing and serving as a stop against a shoulder 21 limiting the swinging movement of the segments (Figs. 3, 7 8 and 9).

The operation of the segments 21 is accomplished by arms or links 21 one for each segment, pivotally connected at one end, as at 21 to the respective segment and at the other end, as at 21, to the corresponding slides 14 (Figs. 3 and 7), so that when any of the slides is shifted downwardly in the manner above described, its motion will be transmitted to the corresponding segment through the. link 21. The numerals or characters on the segments are arranged in the same order as those on the numeral plates or slides 14. When, for instance a slide 14c is shifted down until say the numeral 4 thereon is brought to the lower edge of the corresponding slot a, the corresponding segment 21 is turned a corresponding distance to bring the numeral at into printing position, i. 6. face down.

In order that simultaneously with the printing of numerals or the like afforded by the segments 21, the printing of words or other matter in more lines or words than one, as for instance the firm name in one line and the word paid in aaline below, or other matters arranged in more rows or lines than one may be possible, I provide a plate 31 (Figs. 3, 18, 19 and 20) which is recessed in its center as at 31 and at the ends as at 31 At the upper and lower edges of the central recess plates 31 are fixed, one having embossed matter 31 as a firm name, and

the other embossed matter 31", as the word paid or the like. This plate 31 is removably fixed to the bottom of section 1 of the casing with the embossed matter directed downwardly and the opening 31 opposite the segments 21. To the inner or upper surface of the plate brackets 31 are fixed which carry rollers 32 over which the printing ribbon 33 is wound, which ribbon is passed through the end recesses 31 over the lower surface of the plate 31 and over the embossed plates 31. The spindles carrying the ribbon rollers 32 each carry ratchet wheels 32 with which cooperate spring actuated pawls 32 fulcrumed on arms 32 arranged to swing on the spindles of the rollers 32. The arms 32 have laterally projecting extensions 32 and the opposite ends thereof are actuated by a spring 32% The pawls 32 have upwardly extending arms 32 which are adapted to be brought into engagement with a transversely slidable manually operated bar 32 guided in a projecting flange 31 of the plate 31 by means of pins 31 projecting from the flange 31 and engaging slots 32 in the bar 32 This bar 32 serves to bring either of the two pawls 32 out of engagement with the corresponding ratchet wheel, according as the ribbon is to be fed from right to left and vice versa. The feeding of the ratchet wheels is accomplished automatically by a mechanism to be hereinafter described.

Arranged in the lower section 1 of the casing is a composite hammer mechanism which constitutes a part of the printing mechanism.

The hammer mechanism consists of a number of individual arms 35 mounted to turn loosely and independently of each other on a cross spindle 36 fixed in the lower section 1 of the casing. The forward ends of these arms each have hinged to them as at 34, a socket 37 which is capable of swinging thereon a'sliort distance. The swinging movement of the socket is limited by the upper edge 35 of the arm 35. Secured in the sockets 37 are pads 37 of hard rubber or the like, that constitute the hammers proper. At the rear the arms are socured to springs 35 which are fixed to a cross bar, as at 35, at the bottom of the lower section 1* of the casing. These springs tend to project the hammers upwardly to cooperate with the opposite downwardly projecting types of the printing segments 21. There is one individual hammer for each printing segment and by reason of the swivel joint as of each socket 37 with its corresponding arm 35, the hammer 37 will be allowed to adjust itself in printing plane during the printing action. Besides, owing to the arms of the individual hammers being movable independently of one another, the latter will be allowed to always strike against all the downwardly directed types of the printing segments, even when the types, owing to wear, should happen not to be level or not to lie in the same plane. Fixed to the spindle 36 are also lateral arms 36 in which is fulcrumed, as at 38, a substantially rectangular frame 38 (Fig. 10) which in the middle has a cut out portion 38 for the passage of the individual hammers 37 and which at its front and rear sides is provided with transverse blocks or hammers 38 having smooth or flat upper faces adapted to cooperate with the printing plates 31 (Fig. 18) arranged below the segments .21 in the upper section 1 of the casing. The .arms 36 are connected by a cross rod 36 to form a frame. The arms 36" are actuated by springs 36. An arm 39 connected tothe spindle 36 and rod 36 and extending rearwardly in the casing'serves as part of the hannner operating mechanism presently to be described, (Figs. 2, 3 and 11).

Fixed to the ends of, the swivel frame 38 are brackets 38 (Fig. 6) of which each carries a roller 40 for a ribbon 41 (Fig. 3) extending crosswise over the path of the individual. hammers 37 (Figs. 2 and The forward edges 36 of the arms 36 are slanting downwardly and permit the swivel frame 38 to swing a short distance. By the abutment of the frame 38 in front against the front edges 36 'of the arms and at the rear against a cross piece 36 the swinging movement thereof is limited. The cross piece 36 extends behind the forwardly bent parts 35 of the arms 35 (Fig. 10) and when the arms 36 are swung into normal position,

'the by the cross piece 36 also swin the 7 #3 arms 35 back into initial position. I make the frame 38 carrying the hammers or blocks 38 tiltable, for the same purpose that I make the individual blocks or hammer 37* tiltable, to wit, to permit the hammers 38 to adjust themselves when one or the other line of the embossed types on the plate 31, owing to wear, is below the level of the other line.

The arms 35 of the individual hammers 37 are drawn constantly downward by the springs 35* but are supported in raised posi- 7 tion by a tiltable support or frame 43 mounted on a cross spindle 44 extending through the lower section 1 of the casing. The frame 43 is acted on by a spring 43 that tends to return it into operative position. lVhen the frame 43 is given a swinging movement the upper rear edge thereof on which the rear ends of the arms 35 rest, releases the latter so that the forward ends of said. arms are instantaneously thrust upwardly into printing position by the springs 35 (Figs. 3. 10, 11 and 12). Fixed on the spindle 44 is a lever 45 having a slanting upper edge 45 and which extends upwardly and is adapted to normally engage a recessed piece 39 secured to the arm 39. This arm 45 serves to support the frame 36, 36, 36 36 carrying the hammers 38 in inoperative position (Fig. 10).

Loosely mounted on the spindle 44 is a double armed lever 46, 46,'the forward arm of which is connected to a spring 46 fixed at 46 to the lever 45 and the rear arm of which projects toward a finger or catch S fixed on the main spindle S of the machine. The double armed lever carries a pin 46 which normally abuts against the lever 45, so that when the double armed lever 46, 46 by the catch S is caused to swing with its rear arm 46 downwardly its pin 46 will carry along with it the arm 45 to release the arm 39 in consequence of which the hammers 38 owing to the springs 36 will be thrust into printing position. The arm 45 abuts against a cross piece 43 of the support or frame 43, so that when the arm 45 is tilted rearwardly it also tilts the frame 43 disengaging it from the arms 35 of the individual hammers 37 Instantaneously, after this disengagement the frame 43 by the spring 43 is returned into initial position.

The mechanism for returning the hammers into inoperative position consists of a cam finger S (Figs. 2, 11 and 12) which may be integral with the catch S and is fixed on the manually operated main spindle S. The cam finger S is adapted to cooperate with the rounded nose 39 of the rearwardly extending arm 39, so that after the spindle S has been turned a certain eX- tent the cam finger S will engage the arm 39 and lift the latter and consequently the frame carrying the hammers 38 and through the cross piece 36 also the individual hammers 37 It will be seen that when the spindle S is turned in the direction of arrow 3 (Fig. 11) the catch S will first engage the arm 46 of the double armed lever 46, 46 and during a very short turn thereof the pin 46 will act against the lever 45 and swing the latter rea-rwardly. The arm 45 in its turn abutting against the cross piece 43 of the support 43 will swing the latter away from underneath the arms 35, so that the rear ends of the arms 35 by their springs 35 will be instantaneously drawn downwardly the latter thrusting their forward ends into printing position. As the spindle S is continued in rotation, the catch S will release the arm 46, which will have the effect that the support 43 by its spring 43 will return into normal position pushing also the arm 45 into vertical or starting position, and tilting the lever 46, 46 by means of pin 46 into starting or initial position. After the spindle S has been turned sufliciently the cam finger S is brought to engage the nose 39 of the arm 39 and to gradually lift it and the hammers 38 against the tension of the springs 36 into normal position, depositing said arm 39onto the arm 45, the slanting edge 45 of which enters the recess of the piece 39, In front and in the upper part of the lower section are supported two rollers 48, 49 of rubber or other elastic material (Figs. 2, 3 and 4) which are in frictional engagement with one another and be e be p described, the pawl S feeds the ratchet 18 and consequently the roller 18, whereby the paper 5 is drawn from the roll *1 outwardly through the slot 1 of the casing.

The ribbon 11 guided around the individual hammers 37 is passed over the paper strip l and winds on reels 42 supported on spindles 4-2 carried in a frame 42 which is removably secured to the casing in the lower section 1 thereof, and of which the base 42 forms a part of the bottom of the lower section 1 of the casing (Figs. 3 and 17 Each reel is formed with a ratchet wheel -12 with which cooperates a spring actuated pawl 42 fulcrumed to an arm 42 Each of the arms 42 is actuated by a spring l2 and has a lateral extension -12. A bar 12 having slots 42 engages pins l2 fixed in the frame d2, 42* and is capable of a horizontal movement transversely to the reels. This bar has at its ends inwardly or rearwardly bent projections 12 to cooperate with the extensions 12 of the pawls 12 The bar 11 is adapted to be manually operated in the sam manner as the bar 32 in the upper section 1 of the casing (Figs. 18 19 and 20). To this end, the bars 42 32 are each provided with a projection (36 to which is fixed a rod or bolt 67 extending outwardly of the casing. 7 Each bolt 6'? has two annular notches 67 67 and a knob 67. Fixed to the side walls of the casing above each bolt 67 is a finger 68 actuated by a spring 68 which draws the finger toward the bolt 67. hen the bar 42 is shifted to the left (Fig. 17) until the notch 6'4" is outside of the casing and below the finger 68, the latter ispermitted to engage the said notch 67 and lock the bar l2 in the left hand position. hen the bar 412 is moved to the right until the notch 67 is below the finger 68 then the finger engaging the notch 67 locks the bar 42 in the right hand position. The same function is true as to bar 32 Thus, according to the position, the bar l2 is moved to, one of the pawls 1-2 is raised from the corresponding ratchet wheel 12, while the other is brought into engagement with the corresponding ratchet wheel. The feeding of the ratchet wheel by the engaging pawl is accomplished by a mechanism operating on the lateral extensions 12 of the arms 42 as will be presently described (Figs. 3 and 17 .32 and tilt the arms 32.

.The resetting of the number slides 14,

of the ribbons 33 and 41 and the paper strip 4: is accomplished by the following mechanism Longitudinally extending along each side wall in the upper section 1 of the casing is a bar 50-(Figs. 2, 3 and 4.). These bars are each provided with longitudinal recesses 50 to engage guide members, as pins 50 fixed to the side walls of the casing, whereby the said bars are supported to be capable of a longitudinal movement. Rotatively mounted on a cross spindle 51 extending through the upper section 1 of the easing, is a U-shaped rocking frame 52, the transversal part 52 of which is adapted to extend through the path and in front of the tail'ends 16 of the pawls 16, which, as described before, serve to feed the ratchets of the numeral wheels (Figs. 3 and 13). The lateral or end parts 52 of said rocking frame extend downwardly into the space 50 (Fig.4 between the corresponding bars 50 and the side walls and to be at times en- .gaged by an inwardly bent part 50 formslanting or cam-shaped as 50 (Fig. 1)

which are adapted to act on the lateral extensions 32 of the arms 32 carrying the pawls 32 feeding the ribbon 83 for the printing plate 31 (Figs. 4, 13 and 19). When the bars 50 are moved forwardly their cam-shaped ends 50 pass below the extensions The pawl 32 which happens to be in engagement with a ratchet wheel will be rocked to feed. the

ratchet wheel and the ribbon 33.

Just at the rear of the cam-shaped end 50 each of the bars 50 has a notch 50 in which constantly engage the lower extensions 29 of the tiltable U-shaped cross bar or frame 29 which is rotatively mounted on the spindle 22 carrying the printing segments 21. \Vhen the bars 50 are moved forwardly, the U-shaped bar or frame 29'- owing to the engagement of its lateral and downward extensions or parts 29 with the notches'50 in the bars 50 will be swung so as to engage the shoulders 21 of the segments 21 and swing the latter back into normal or inoperative position (Figs 4 and 7). At the rear of the notches 50 the bars 50 also have V-shaped notches 50 for the engagement of the lower ends 27 of the cam fingers 27 which are fulcrumed at 27 to the side walls of the casing and which actuate the platform 26 carrying the plugs or pins 26", which hold the segments 21 in alinement with one another, (Figs. 3, 4, 7 and 9). hen the bars 50 are moved forwardly, the camfingers 27 move the platform 26 against the tension of its spring 26 rearwardly to disengage the plugs or pins 26 from the segments and thereby allow the latter of being easily reset into normal position by the U-shaped frame 29 as heretofore described. At the rear of the V- shaped notches 50 each bar has a. rearwardly and downwardly slanting edge 50 on which the lower ends 27 of the cam fingers 27 will ride when disengaged from the V-shaped notches 50 and which on the return movement of the bars 50 will bring the fingers 27 back into normal position until they again engage the V-shaped notches 50 At the lower edge each bar 50 is provided with a cut out portion or recess 5O through which extends a manually operated spindle 53 borne inthe side walls of the upper section 1 of the casing. This spindle carries apart of the locking mechanism for the tWo sectionsl, 1 f the casing and a locking mechanism for the platform 26 carrying the pins 26, for the handle S carried by the main operating spindle S and for the resetting spindle 11.

The mechanism for locking the two sections 1 1 of the casing comprises hooks 54, fixed at the ends of the spindle 53 inside of the upper section 1 of the casing. Fixed to the side walls of the lower section l of the casing in the path of the said hooks 54- are pins or bolts 55, with which the hooks 5d are adapted to engage when the manually operated spindle 53 is turned in a certain direction so as to lock the two sections to each other (Fig. l). The hooks 54:. are each provided. with a sleeve 54: from which projects a pin 54:, which when the bars 50 are moved forwardly and the spindle 53 is turned so that the pins 5%? project toward the rear edges of the recesses 50 of the bars 50, the latter will be prevented from moving farther and'froin completing the resetting, and will lock the handle S in position preventin its returning to normal position, as will be hereinafter more fully described. The spindle 53 also has fixed. to it an arm or plate 56 which when the spindle is turned into a certain direction will be brought with its upper end 56 (Figs. 3 and 7) against the platform 26 and lock the latter against displacement so that the pins 26 will be held in engagement with the segments 21 and prevent their turning.

The spindle 53 extends at one end outwardly from the casing and carries a handle 53 for The upper bar 50 forwardly.

the lateral extensions 522 The knob 11 fixed outside of the casing on the number wheel resetting spindle 11 is notched (not shown) so as to engage the end of the said handle 53 when turned upwardly. Thereby the spindle 11 becomes locked. and in position against the rear of the platform 26 preventing its rearward movement. Sii'nultaneously, the pins 5%", of the'hooks .5 are brought against the rear edges of the recesses 50 of the bars 50 and lock 'he latter I against further forward movement.

The main operating spindle S carries at its ends inside of the lower section 1 of the casing arms 57 which in normal position the plate or arm 56 is locked are adapted to extend upwardly into the upper section '1 of the casing. The lower ends 5'? of the. arms 57 are actuated by springs 5?" which are fixed in the casing. Fnlcrinneo to each of said arms at 5% is a hook shaped arm 58, which is provided with a lateral projection 58", that in cooperation with the upper or rear edge of the arm 57 acts as a stop to limit the swinging movement of the arm 58 on their fnlcrnms The bars 50 each have two pins or rollers 59, 60 fixed thereto of which pin 59 is adapted to be engaged by the hooked arm 58 which during the swinging movement of the latter in forward direction will push the The arm 57 serves to engage the pin 59 to return the bar 50 into normal position and also to act against the pin 60 holding the bar 50 when in projected position to prevent an accidental displacement thereof. I

Arranged along each wall in the lower section 1 of the casing is a longitudinally xtending bar 61 provided with horizontal slots 61 movably engaging pins 61 fixed in the side walls of the lower section 1 of the casing. Each of these bars carries at its forward end a pin 61 that constantly engages the bifurcated arm d8 carried by the spindle of the paper feed roller 48. When these bars 61 are moved forwardly their pins 61" will impart a rocking movement to the arms 48 and cause the pawls 48 to feed the ratchet wheels 4:8 and con sequently the paper rolls d8, 49, thereby drawing the paper strip 4 of the paper roll t through the slot 1 outwardly. At the rear of the pins 61 and at the bottom these bars 61 are cut away and formed with rearwardly slanting or cam shaped shoulder 61 These shoulders 61 during the forward movement of the bars act against of the arms 42 which carry the pawls 42, cooperating with the individual hammers 37 (Figs. l and 1 7). The bars 61 are reciprocated from the main spindle S by links 62 pivotally connected at one end, as at62, to the cor responding bar 61 and at its opposite or rear end to the arms 57 fixed on the main spindle S of the machine. At its rear end the link is provided with a somewhat curved slot 62 to slidably engage a pin or pivot 57 fixed to the arm 57. By reason of these slots 62 the spindle S will be allowed of being first turned to a certain extent be fore the bars 61 will receive movement. The object of the advance movement of the spindle S prior to actuating the bars 61 will be hereinafter explained.

The main spindle S projects at one end outwardly from the casing '1" and has fixed to its outer end the main operating handle S Fixed to the casing sidewise of the end of the spindle S by pins or bolts 63 is a segment G-l formed on a part of its periphery with ratchet teeth G l with which a pawl 65 fulorumed to the handle as 65 and acted upon by av spring 65* is adapted at times to cooperate. Thus, when the handle is turned from left to right (Fig. 16) the pawl 65 will engage the teeth 61 and thereby prevent the handle S and consequently the spindle S from turning back under the action of the springs 57 (Fig. l) connected to the arms 57 fixed on the spindle S. When the handle is turned to its foremost position, at the end of a single operation, the pawl 65 will disengage the teeth 64* of the segment, so that the handle S and spindle S can return under the action of the springs 57 into starting or initial position (Figs. 1, land 16), while the pawl 65 is allowed to freely ride over the teeth 61 on the seg-' ment 6 1.

To allow of the insertion of a bill or other matter to be receipted or to receive other printing matter from the printing segments 21, or plates 31 cooperating with the hammers 37 and 38, the forward lower edges 1 of the upper section 1 and the forward upper edges 1 are cut away, so that when the two sections are in closed position on top of one another (Figs. 3 and 1) there will be a free space 1 between the two sections, forming a mouth.

The mode of operation of the machine is as follows: Normally the two sections are in closed position, as shown in Figs. 3 and l and are locked in that position by the hooks 5d engaging the bolts or pins 55 (Fig. l). In the closing position of the hooks the pins 51 are out of the path of the movable bars 50, so that the latter can be moved to the full extent forwardly to bring about the different operations for which they serve. But when the hooks 5% are turned into open position, until the pins 5Q project into the recesses 50 the bars 50 will be allowed to be moved forwardly a limited extent and prevented from completing all their functions. The consequence thereof will be that the pawl 65 of the handle S is not released from the teeth 6%"- of the segment, which takes place only at the end of a complete operation of the spindle S, and hence its handle S becomes locked in position (Fig. 16). It has been already stated that the pins 54 are brought into the recesses 5O and secured in that position when the handle 53 (Fig. 1) is interlocked with the knob 11 of the resetting spindle l1.

V'Ve will now assume that all operating parts are in'starting position, and further, that it is desired to record or list an item, say $3. and 42. The corresponding slides ll are successively shifted downwardly in the aforedescribed manner, by engaging a tool into the perforations 14L thereof opposite the corresponding numerals 3, l, 2 of the corresponding slides. By reason of the engagement of the pawls or catches 14' (Fig. 3) with the chains 8 the latter and consequently the corresponding number wheels 7 will be fed until the three numerals will appear in the corresponding recesses 0 of the cover 1 (Fig. 1). Simultaneously with the shifting of the slides 14, the corresponding printing segments 21, owing to their link connection 21 with said slides are turned bringing the corresponding numerals or types 21 into printing position (Fig. 1). Now the machine is ready for printing. The spindle S is turned forwardly from its vertical position by means of the handle S The catch S normally extends just a little distance above the rear edge of the arm l6, so that only a small fraction of rotation of the spindle S suifices to bring the parts S and 4-6 into engagement with oneanother (Fig. The arm 46 by this engagement will be depressed and instantaneously the arm'el5 will swing the support 43 away from underneath the arms 35 of the individual hammers 37 and-will release the arm 39 of the frame 36, 36, 36*, 36 carrying the swivel hammers 38, whereby the individual hammers 37 by reason of their springs 35 and the hammers 38 by reason of their springs 36 will be thrust into printing position, and in cooperation with the previously adjusted printing segments 21 and with the printing plates 31 print the items on the paper strip 4" and the matter contained on the plates 31 on a bill 13 or the like which may have been inserted into the mouth 14: (Fig. 8). The printing operation is now completed and the slides ll, segment 21, hammers 37 and 38 must be restored to normal position. This is accomplished by continuing the rotation of the spindle S in the same forward direction. Owing to the arms 58 having sufiicient play around their fulcrums 58 on the arms 57 fixed to the spindle S, the arms 58 will at first swing down until they rest with their lateral projections 58 on the rear lower edges of the corresponding arms 57. Meanwhile the spindle S has brought its cam finger S into engagement with the arm 39 and will raise the same into horizontal position and into engagement with and to rest on the arm 45 which previously was returned intonormal position by the frame 43 under the action of the spring 13 Simultaneously with the restoration of the hammers to normal position, the arms 57 through the links 62 move the bars 61 forwardly feeding the paper strip l by rocking the arms 18 carrying the pawls 48, and also feeding the ribbon 41 by the cam surface 61 acting against the arms 12, in the aforedescribed manner (Figs. 3 and 17). As the rotation of the spindle S is continued the hook arms 58 are suiiicientiy lifted by the arms 57 to engage the pins 59 of the bars 50 in the upper casing 1* and to shift the bars 50 forwardly. Thereby the U-shaped frame 52 is tilted so that its rear edge will be brought into engagement with the tails 16 of the triggers or pawls 16. In our example there was no occasion for the displacement of any of the triggers or pawls 16. But if after repeated operation some of them are displaced in the above described manner then by the engagement of the frame 52 with the displaced pawls 16 the latter will be shifted rearwardly against the tension of their springs 16 and become locked by the pawls 18 in the aforedescribed manner 22 (Figs. 1, 3 and 13). Simultaneously, the bars 50 will swing the cam fingers 27 so as to move the platform 26 rearwz-irdly and its pins 26 out of engagement with the segments 21, while at the same time the U-shaped piece 29 will be swung to engage the shoulders 2P of the segments and to return the same into normal position.

The forward slanting edges 50 of the bars during the forward movement of the latter will act on the arms 32? carrying the pawls 32 and feed the ratchet wheel 32 with-which one of the pawls was previously adjusted to cotiperate, and consequently feed the ribbon 83. I

\Vhen the spindle S was turned sufiieiently until all the above described operations are completed, the pawl 65 of the handle S has disengaged the teeth of the segment 64 and now upon release is returned into normal. position under the action of the springs 57". In operation the rotation of the spindle S to effect all the above describedoperations of printing, ribbon and paper feeding and resetting is carried out in one stroke, i. e. withoutreleasing the handle S and without stopping it before it has reached the foremost position. When, however, during the operation of the machine, the operator is called away or for some other reason he has to interrupt the operation, it is necessary to lock the machine, so that a displacement of the number wheels 7, printing segnf 'ents, etc., could not accidentally occur. To this end the handle 53 is turned and interlocked Simultaneously the pins 54 of the hooks 54 are brought into the path of the bars 50 (Fig. 1) and thereby lock the bars against further forward movement. In consequence thereof, the pawl 65 does notrelease the teeth of the segment 64 and the handle S and consequently the spindle S become locked in their positions (Fig. 16).

When an item as $3.00 is to be printed, then only the manipulation of the third slide from the right is necessary, whereby the corresponding segment 21 will be turned to bring 3 into printing position, while the rigid ciphers on the unit cent segments are in their normal or printing position. The ciphers 21 of the other segments being normally depressed will not be printed unless these cipher members are operated by the corresponding slides 24; in the above described manner.

hen it is desired to only print an item or some other matter without feeding he number wheels '7, then the pawls or fingers 1d" of the respective number plates or slides 14 are disengaged from their sprocket chains 8 and the slides 14; manipulated as before, which swingthe corresponding segments 21 to bring the corresponding numerals thereon into printing position. The spindle S is then operated as before to effect the printing and resetting.

The two independent printing ribbons 33 and 41, one in the upper section fed over the printing member 31 and the other in the lower section fed over the individual hammers 35 enable the printing on the paper strip 4; and simultaneously the printing on a bill or other matter inserted "into the machine through the mouth 1 so as to retain a copy of the printing done on the inserted matter, as for-instance of the receipted amount.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an adding, printing and receipting machine, the combination with. character wheels, means for transmitting movement thereto, individual printing members, manually operated slides operatively connected to said printing members and releasable connecting means intervening between said slides and said first named means to allow of either simultaneously manipulating both said number wheels and printing members or the latter alone.

2. In an adding, printing and receipting machine, the combination with character wheels, of flexible members for transmitting motion thereto, individual printing members, manually operated slides operatively connected to said printing members and releasable connecting means intervening between said slides and said flexible members to allow of either simultaneously manipulating both said character wheels andprinting members or the latter alone.

In an adding, printing and receipting machine, the combination with character wheels, of flexible members for transmitting mot-ion thereto, individual printing members, manually operated slides operatively connected to said printing members and coupling means carried by said slides and capable of coupling the latter to thesaid flexible members to allow of either simultaneously manipulating both said character wheels and printing members or the latter alone.

l. In an adding, printing and r ceipting machine, the combination with character wheels, of flexible members for transmitting movement thereto, individual printing inembers, manually operated perforated slides operatirely connected to said printing members and arranged above said flexible members, the perforations in said slides serving for the engagement of a pointed tool to manipulate said slides and to engage the said flexible members and releasable connecting means intervening between said slides and said flexible members to allow of either simultaneously manipulating both said character wheels and printing members or the latter alone.

5. In an adding, printing and receipting machine, the combination with character wheels, endless chains for transmitting movement thereto, individual printing members, manually operated slides'operativcly connected to said printing members and manually operable spring pawls carried by said slides and capable of engaging the said chains to allow of either simultaneously manipulating both said character wheels and printing members or the latter alone.

6. In an adding, printing and receipting machine, the combination .with character wheels, and members for transmitting movement thereto, of manually operated slides and a manually operable coupling means intervening between each slide and the corresponding member.

7. In an adding, printing and receipting machine, the combination with a plurality of number wheels, of amotion transmitting mechanism for each number wheel, each comprising a member controlled by the corresponding number wheel, a second member controlled by the said first member, and a third spring actuated member controlled by the said second member and adapted on release from the said second member to transmit motion to the next following number wheel.

8. In an adding, printing and receipting machine, the combination with a plurality of number wheels, a motion transmitting mechanism for each number wheel, each of the said motion transmitting mechanisms comprising a member controlled by the corresponding number wheel, a second spring actuated member controlled by the said first member, and a third spring actuated member controlled by the said second member and adapted to be normally locked by the latter in inoperative position and on release therefrom to be thrust forwardly to transmit motion to the next following number wheel and means adapted to cooperate with the said third member of the motion transmitting mechanism to bring the same bacl: into normal or inoperative position.

9. In an adding, printing and receipting machine, the combination with immber wheels, of a mechanism for transmitting motion from one wheel to the other, said mechanism comprising a spring actuated member, a tiltable frame to cooperate with said member, longitudinally movable members engaging said frame, a manually operated spindle and an' arm carried by said spindle adapted to reciprocate said last named memben. I

10. In an adding, printing and receipting machine, the combination with number wheels, of a mechanism for transmitting motion from one wheel to the other, said mechanism comprising a spring actuated member, a tiltable. frame to cooperate with said member, longitudinally movable members engaging said frame, a manually operated spindle, means on said spindle to first move said members forwardly and then rearwardly during the rotation of said spindle in one direction.

11. In an adding, printing and receipting machine, a casing composed of two sections, folding upon one another, number wheels therein, a spindle for resetting said number wheels into zero'position, a manually operated lockingmeans capable when in one position to lock the two sections or when turned into another direction to lock the said resetting spindle in inoperative posi tion.

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM I. GANCHER. Witnesses:

JOHN C. GOGGINS, MAX D. ORDMANN.

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